NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a Muslim woman can seek maintenance from her husband under section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), which is applicable to all married women irrespective of religion. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Augustine George Masih, which pronounced a separate but concurrent […]
MOSCOW — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in Moscow that peace was “of utmost importance” and that “war cannot solve problems”. “As a friend, I have also said that for the brighter future of our next generation, peace is of utmost importance,” Modi said in a speech in […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday said there cannot be a bail condition which allows the police to peep into the private life of an accused in a criminal case. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan set aside a bail condition imposed by the Delhi High Court requiring a […]
YADGIR — In a shocking case, a minor threw a three-month-old girl into a well after the baby’s uncle refused her love proposal in Karnataka’s Yadgir district, said officials on Monday. The deceased baby, identified as Meenakshi, was the daughter of Nagesh and Chittemma, a couple residing in Ambedkar Layout in Yadgir city. According to […]
NEW DELHI — The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has hit out at “the attempt to saffronise the education system”. A resolution was passed at the Jamiat’s governing council’s two-day meeting that concluded here today. “The Jamiat strongly condemns the attempt by the Central and State Governments to saffronise the education system and compel students to engage in […]
NEW DELHI — Parts of northwest, east and northeast India are likely to witness heavy rainfall in the next 4-5 days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The monsoon trough is near normal position at mean sea level and a cyclonic circulation is lying over southeast Pakistan and a trough is running from southeast Pakistan […]
The following IPC Sections have been converted to BNS Sections 1. 302 IPC = 103 BNS 2. 304(A) IPC = 106 BNS 3. 304(B) IPC = 80 BNS 4. 306 IPC = 108 BNS 5. 307 IPC = 109 BNS 6. 309 IPC = 226 BNS 7. 286 IPC = 287 BNS 8. 294 IPC […]
NEW DELHI — BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Sunday hailed India’s epochal title win in the T20 World Cup and announced a prize money of Rs 125 crore for the team for its monumental feat in the just-concluded ICC showpiece. India defeated South Africa by seven runs in a tense final at Bridgetown, Barbados, to […]
NEW DELHI — India on Thursday categorically rejected “unwarranted” references to Jammu and Kashmir in a latest joint statement by China and Pakistan and asserted that the Union territory and Ladakh have been, are and will always remain its integral parts. The joint statement was issued in Beijing on June 7 following talks between Pakistan […]
NEW DELHI — The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the decision to give grace marks to 1,563 NEET-UG, 2024 candidates for admission to MBBS, BDS and others courses has been cancelled and they will be given an option to take a re-test on June 23. A vacation bench of justices Vikram Nath […]